Improvement in vehicle-axles



T. REICHELDERFER & P. W. WERTZ. Vehicle-Axle.

No. 214.449. Patented April 15, 1879.

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS REIOHELDERFER AND PETER W. WERTZ, OF LONGSWAMP, (MERTZTOWN P.O.,) PENNSYLVANIA.

IM PROVEMENT IN VEHlCLE-AXLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 214,449, dated April15, 1879; application filed November 13, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS REIGHEL- DERFER and PETER W. WERTZ, ofLongswamp, (Mertztown P. O.,) in the county of Berks and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Axle, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of axles for carriages, wagons,860., generally made of iron, in which the spindles are provided with astock and made separately from the axletrees, with which they areconnected by a spliced joint, strengthened and secured by clips.

The invention consists of a new splice-connection, the nature of whichwill be fully set forth in the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, Figure1 is a side elevation of an axle and spindle connected together. Fig. 2is an isometric perspective of the splicing end of the axle-tree. Fig. 3is a similar View of spindle and stock, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsection of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the axle-tree, and B is thespindle, provided with a stock, 0. y

The axle-tree is made separately from the spindle and stock, and theformer may be made of wood and the latter of iron, or both may be madeof the same material, as is now generally done.

On the under side of the end of the axletree is made a rabbet, a,terminating in an incut bevel or chamfer, b, and the extremity of thetree is rabbeted and formed into the male dovetail c. The stock islikewise rabbeted from the shoulder 01, and at the extremity is beveledor chamfered, as ate.

In the shoulder d is made the dovetailed recess f, corresponding in sizeand form to the dovetail 0.

Holes 9 g are made in the rabbeted part of the axle-tree, and these arein position to receive the dowel-pins h h inserted in the rabbeted partof the stock.

E is the splicing-strip, laid on top of the axle when the spindle,stock, and tree are put together, and i t are the clips for securing thewhole together.

The parts are put together in the following manner: The beveled orchamfered end 6 of the stock is inserted in the incut b of theaxle-tree; then the stock is brought up against the tree; the dowel-pinsh h enter the holes g g, and the dovetail c is entered into the recessf. The strip E is then placed on, and the whole is secured together bythe clips 13 1', forming a complete axle-tree and spindle, as shown inFig. 1.

Axles made in this manner possess many advantages over those made in asingle piece.

Extra spindles and stocks can be carried in the wagon-box, and in caseof breakage the broken one can be removed and a new one replacedinstantly by anybody without the necessity of employing a blacksmith tomake the repair.

Again, the axle-tree can be used for years, and will wear out many setsof spindles.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- As an improvement in axles composed of thetree A and the spindle and stock B G,'the rabbeted parts of theaxle-tree and stock, provided with the chamfered connection 12 e anddovetailed connection 0 f, in combination with the splicing-strips E andclips t i, substantially as described.

Witnesses:

JOHN GEMUEL, JAMES BUTz.

